Friday, 13 April 2012

The Battle of Barnet 1471

The Battle of Barnet was fought on the morning of Easter Day 14 April 1471. The armies fought across the heath in thick fog & heavy gunsmoke of artillery. In the ensuing four hours of fighting much confusion reigned & battle lines wheeled around a 45 degree axis. Eventually with the Lancastrian army in disarray the Earl of Warwick, the Kingmaker, was cut down.
  












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